ALC Director Ray Clifton sees the good news/bad news embedded in the latest iteration of the Alabama Forestry Commission's annual Forest Resources Report with pulpwood being the only bright spot on the wood utilization horizon.

Pulpwood production stands in stark contast to sawtimber harvests which accounted for only 24% of total harvests during the AFC report period. This is due to the shaky economy and the still-terrible housing market that is likely be sluggish for some time to come.